Detachable bed-seat.



P. L. LARSON. DETACHABLE BED' SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21 [918.

I Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

1 ATTORNEY.

run LUDVIG LARSON, or METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY.

I DETACHABLE ED-sear.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PER1LU'DVIG LARsoN,

a subject of King Gustavus V of Sweden and residing at Sner End Triest, Metuchen,

New Jersey, county of Middles'ex, have invented certain new and useful Improvements I in Detachable Bed-Seats, of which the fol:

liwing is a specification.

1 This invention relates-to detached seats, and especially to that class whereln a seat may be attached to the end of a bedstead.

One advantage of my invention is to atteach a seat to a bed and thereb make it unnecessary to sit in bed while ressing:

'Another advantage is to provlde a seat which maybe easily attached or detached without altering the bed to which it may be fastened. v

Another advantage is to. provide a bed with an end seat which need not be removed but may be simply raised into an incon" spicuous position. v y

Anotheradvantage is to provide a bed with an end seat which in its raised pos tion serves as footboard. or footrest.

Another advantage is to provide a. bed

' with an end seat which is very sim le to construct and use, while be ng muc cheaper than" any chair. .Further advantages and possibilities will become apparent as the specification proceeds. W

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 .IS a

. side view of one end of a bed provided with an apparatus embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view wherein my i1 ivention 1s bemg' lowered into useful position.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with my invention in its proper useful position.

Fig. 4. is a perspective view of an apparatus embodying ,my invention, a art ofable numbers,-that space is at a premium and chairs or benches cannot be convemently placed near the beds. Hence it has been customary to let thezoccupants of the beds sit in. them while d is neither l Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1818. I Serial No. 235,754.

convenient nor does it treat-the beds right,

asiall the strain comes on one side and has a tendency to make thatside sag.

As chairs are out of the question inmost such places, especially in the cantonmen'ts g and simllar camps, I propose to attach. a seat to the end of each bed,'which is both simple Patented Aug. 6, idle.

and will extend out into the aisles between the rows of beds where there always-issuf ficient room.

' My invention at its two paralll'extremi 5. In the straight portion of the frame isti'es is provided with integral hooks 3 and permanently secured a strip 16 .to which a board 2 is fastened by means of hinges 4 and I 14. The frame 6 is retained in shape by a rod 1 which has a further function as will presently develop. Two corners of board 2 have been cut out at 11 and 13 to fit the posts 12 of the bed 10, frame 6 being provided with-an inner portion 7 to support board 2 in position.

To attach my invention to the 'bed, it is .merely necessary to drop it into position on bracket9 as seen in Fig. 1.. In this position a hook 8, which is secured to frame 6 retains the seat in upright position, the whole apparatus resting on the brackets 9 beneath rod 1. In this position the seat is an admirable foot'board, also cutting all direct drafts from thefeet. If the top of frame 6 is now draw-n outward and the mattress 15 raised a little, the frame'will clear posts 12 and board 2 will open upward, the whole apparatusassuming the positionof Fig. 2. When frame 6 isdrawndownward as far as it will go, hooks 3 and 5 engage the lower edges of the bed 10, the rod 1 resting on brackets 9, while board 2 drops into theframe and'engages posts 12 by means of cuts 11 and 13. The seat is then locked in 4 the position shown in Fig. 3- and cannot tip or be accidentally raised except by first raising board 2. Throughout these sim le movements of the seat, it will be noted t at rod '1 is a fulcrum, lying on the brackets which support the=s ring and'is limited between posts 12 and name 10.

It is obvious that-Ifcbul d'eonstruct frame H v 6 differently, omitting shoulderfl. and in'-' stead extend ng the ends of board 2 to en" gage the framesimilar ty nnw;. I reserve all rights to east; ehanges'anii modifications as may be deemed commensurate with the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim: v

1. An end seat for beds including a U frame retained in shape by means of a rod secured to the limbs thereof and within the extremities of the same, hooks upon the inner opposite faces of said extremities. and a hook adapted to engage the top of said bed secured to the portion-0f said U frame parallel with said rod.

2. A folding seat including a U frame having a rod secured between the limbs of said frame adapted to act as a fulcrum when raising or lowering said frame and a panel titted within said frame.

A folding seat including a U frame provided with oppositely situated inward extensions terminating in opposite hooks arranged in line and adapted to engage the lower edges of a bed within the posts thereof and a panel adapted to set into the bowed portion of said frame.

4. A detachable seat including a U frame' provided on the extremities of both limbs with opposite hooks adapted to engage the frame of a bed, a fulcrum adapted to rest on said bed frame on each of sald limbs withinsaid hooks, a. panel or board adapted to set into said U frame and means to support said panel in position. 4

A detachable seat including a U frame provided with a t'ie rod between the limbs thereof and'having the'middleportion generally parallel with said rod; a ,board hinged to said middle portion and means to support said board when set into said frame.-

(i. A detachable bed seat including a horse shoe frame adapted to straddle a bed, a tierod secured between the limbs of said frame within the extremities of said limbs'adapted to rest directly upon said bed, a hook mounted upon said frame engaging one end of said bed to retain said frame in an up right position. and a board hinged to the. portion of said frame generally parallel with said rod, and inward extensions upon said frame to support said board,

Signed at 13:2 Nassau street, in the borough of Manhattan, county of New York, city and State of New York, this 18th day of lVI-ay, 1918.

PER LUDVIG LARSON.

\Vitnesses Firms J OIINSON, OLGA THoRsELL. 

